Gave it a high fender too, ;) HID's gotta come off cause they get in the way of full lock... Now I'll have to sort a new secondary lighting solution or just live with the Euro stock light. I'm thinking a Baja Designs LED bar myself...

I gotta do the same thing...got Safari tanks and I neither need to mod the crash bars or a new light setup. Look at the Rigid Industries lights too...pretty damn cool if you ask me. They make a combo spot/flood as well spots, floods, drivings, etc. I think they will fit where the mesh dealy under the stock light.

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I gotta do the same thing...got Safari tanks and I neither need to mod the crash bars or a new light setup. Look at the Rigid Industries lights too...pretty damn cool if you ask me. They make a combo spot/flood as well spots, floods, drivings, etc. I think they will fit where the mesh dealy under the stock light.

Yep, the mesh thingy (that does nothing, lol) is right where I want to put the bar light. 8" or so. I'll need to fab some brackets up, but shouldn't be a major deal. If I need something fancy I know a few guys locally that could zip something up for me.

I looked at the Rigid's too. Gonna be a cost over quality issue though? I know Baja stands behind their stuff and they are proven tough. Haven't done enough research on the Rigid stuff yet.

I gotta do the same thing...got Safari tanks and I neither need to mod the crash bars or a new light setup. Look at the Rigid Industries lights too...pretty damn cool if you ask me. They make a combo spot/flood as well spots, floods, drivings, etc. I think they will fit where the mesh dealy under the stock light.

If you allready got the Safaris then i wouldn´t use the crashbars. Save the weight. These Safaris are very sturdy and if you still manage to make hole in the tank you body is probably in an bad state. When i got through all the welding in these tanks, the place with the least thickness was 0.5 cm.

Nice buildup Kaptinkaos. You are doing a LOT in are very short time. If i were to give some advice. Then try make it over a longer period. My own experience while i changed my severely is I didn´t always know which mods actually worked for me. Especially of i had to seek out some faults then i needed to take more steps "backwards" before i got i right. Just some pointers.

Took the 500 to the shop. Found out that the 160 does NOT fit the 5 rear without compromising on the tracking of the bike. Rushed around looking for a 150 in North Hollywood no one had a used one or a new one?! Got a call from the mechanic pissed.. I have a 32 spoke rim.. And it's a 36 spoke stock hub.. Ahhhhh yes now I remember the fun of customising bikes

If you allready got the Safaris then i wouldn´t use the crashbars. Save the weight. These Safaris are very sturdy and if you still manage to make hole in the tank you body is probably in an bad state. When i got through all the welding in these tanks, the place with the least thickness was 0.5 cm.

Nice buildup Kaptinkaos. You are doing a LOT in are very short time. If i were to give some advice. Then try make it over a longer period. My own experience while i changed my severely is I didn´t always know which mods actually worked for me. Especially of i had to seek out some faults then i needed to take more steps "backwards" before i got i right. Just some pointers.

I´m very interested in the LED bar mod....

Mikael
Denmark

Thanks man, but I've been down this road a couple of times with a couple of bikes. I know the directions I wanna go with things, and some parts are always try, try again, lol! I made the mistake of only going halfway with my last bike thinking I would make it the way I wanted to over time and I just never did... This time I am putting a lot of effort, time and thought into this and am going to make it exactly the way I want it. After only 6000kms and 2 months (really only 3 weeks of time at home) I know that this bike will be with me for a very long time... After today I finally have the cockpit and position where I want it... Keep in mind, I've been planning this for over a year. Reading, researching, asking... Quite a bit of work done today too, lol... My fingers are sore!!!

Finally got my bark busters from HDB on today... LOVE the clean air all around me now. Took any little disturbance I felt away even though I had no buffeting really before. The mirrors are tiny, but I can manage and I shoulder check a lot anyway. Not too much traffic where I ride anyway, lol!

Also added an extra inch of rise. Finally the bars are where I want them! A total of 4.75" from the top of the Emig trees. Feels fantastic sitting or standing now, :)

Earlier in the day I tore the bike down for some maintenance. Oil change, CJ oil drain hose, SAS-ectomy and finishing the canisterectomy off. Away with you silly smog/pollution crap!

And removed that stupid lock on the glove box

And pulled off the HID's. They weren't allowing me full lock on steering so... Meh. 8" LED bar eventually now I'm sure. Before I get PM's about these, they are spoken for already, :) While I had the bike apart I was going to throw the Iridiums in, but I apparently was sent the wrong plugs wrong plugs... doh.

Had a ride tonight... All of the hesitation at 2500-3000rpm is gone, feels like it is running right now without a remap. I have the medium baffles in the Wings now too, still sounds great, but not overly annoyingly loud, lol! Cheers!

Suspension out and sent to be tuned up. Going to raise the front to 245mm travel at the same time. Seat has been sent off to get a seat concepts foam added to it. Pulled the swingarm and regreased it, pulled the centre stand and greased the bushings, it wasn't retracting fully and I found it was hanging up on one of the bash plate bolts that were too long so fixed that while I was there. Then pulled off the triple clamps and greased the bearings there too. Finished up fitting a splash guard to the back of the front guard.
Plans for next weekend are fitting up a set of new wider bars and some barkbusters

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Yep, the mesh thingy (that does nothing, lol) is right where I want to put the bar light. 8" or so. I'll need to fab some brackets up, but shouldn't be a major deal. If I need something fancy I know a few guys locally that could zip something up for me.

I looked at the Rigid's too. Gonna be a cost over quality issue though? I know Baja stands behind their stuff and they are proven tough. Haven't done enough research on the Rigid stuff yet.

You might check with Darryl at Cyclops Motorsports, I think he's designed a light for the spot you're talking about.